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Obituaries

Ken Bowen

Ken Bowen

Aug 29, 2014

Kenneth J. Bowen, age 77, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Friday, August 29, 2014 at the Respite Care Unit at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia after a long battle with cancer. He was born on October 1, 1936 in Mena, the son of the late Cecil and Willie Bowen. Ken was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded...

Jerri Ann Edwards Etzkorn

Jerri Ann Edwards Etzkorn

Aug 24, 2014

Jerri Ann Edwards Etzkorn, age 54, of Texarkana, formerly of Hot Springs, passed from this life on Sunday, August 24, 2014, in Arkadelphia. She was born June 2, 1960, in Hot Springs, the daughter of the late Alford Lee and Sara Margaret Ellis Edwards. Jerri graduated from Lakeside High School and UAMS School of Pharmacology. She was a pharmacist with...

Lorene Mayhue

Lorene Mayhue

Aug 4, 2014

Lorene Mayhue, age 87, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Monday, August 4, 2014 at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia. She was born December 2, 1926 in McGehee, the daughter of the late William F. and Velma Averett Wilkerson. Lorene was a homemaker and attended Mt. Zion Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Billy James...

Margaret Faherty

Margaret Faherty

Jul 29, 2014

Margaret Feezor Faherty, age 86, of Conroe, TX formerly, of Okolona, passed from this life on July 29, 2014, at Elmcroft of Rivershire Hospice Unit in Conroe, TX. She was born January 5, 1928 in Roganville, TX the daughter of the late Lee Thomas and Edith Clement Crawford Feezor. Margaret was a homemaker and a member of St. Mary's Catholic...

Mary Ann Mcclure

Mary Ann Mcclure

Jul 7, 2014

Mary Ann McClure, age 64, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Monday, July 7, 2014 at Twin Rivers Health and Rehabilitation Center in Arkadelphia. She was born on April 18, 1949 in Arkadelphia, the daughter of the late Billy Gerald and Mary Beachum Garrett. Ann was a member of First Assembly of God Church. She was preceded in death...

Steve Cimino

Steve Cimino

Jun 28, 2014

Steve Cimino, age 81, of Bismarck, passed from this life on Saturday, June 28, 2014 at Woodland Hills Care Center in Jacksonville. He was born on December 13, 1932 in Palermo, Sicily, the son of the late Salvator and Rosa Cimino. Steve served in the United States Navy during the Korean War and owned several businesses in Chicago, IL. He...

Debra Haynie

Debra Haynie

Jun 26, 2014

Debra Gail Haynie, age 60, of Gurdon, passed from this life on Thursday, June 26, 2014 at Arkansas Heart Hospital in Little Rock. She was born in Seminole, TX on September 4, 1953, the daughter of the late Renard Ross and Jimmie Nell Chumley McDaniel. Debbie was a graduate of Gurdon High School and a member of Sycamore Church. She...

Otis May

Otis May

Jun 16, 2014

Otis Frederick May, age 82, of Sparkman, passed from this life on Monday, June 16, 2014 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. He was born July 26, 1931, in Picayune, MS, the son of the late Roy Webber and Lucy Caroline Copeland May. Otis was a retired heavy equipment operator and a member of Shady Grove Baptist Church in...

Brad Loy

Brad Loy

Jun 15, 2014

John Bradley Loy, age 50, of Bismarck, passed from this life on Sunday, June 15, 2014, at his home. He was born on August 12, 1963 in Arkadelphia, the son of James William and Shirley McAnally Loy. Brad was the owner of Loy & Son Heating and Air and was a deacon and worship leader at Sycamore Church. He was...

Patty Faye Sorrells

Patty Faye Sorrells

Jun 7, 2014

Patty Faye Sorrells, age 71, of Delight, passed from this life on Saturday, June 7, 2014 at her home. She was born on May 10, 1943 in Dobyville, the daughter of the late Russell and Esther Pierce Burton. Patty worked as a cook. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Michelle Lee Sorrells. Patty...

William Franklin Carter

William Franklin Carter

Jun 7, 2014

William Franklin Carter, age 61, of Gurdon, passed from this life on Saturday, June 7, 2014 at his home. He was born on October 18, 1952 in Monroe, NC, the son of the late Cletus Henson and Darrise Caskey Carter. Frankie worked in tree service and enjoyed fishing and hunting. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Duncan...

Barden Warner Lamb

Barden Warner Lamb

Jun 6, 2014

Barden Warner Lamb, age 96, of Delight, passed from this life on Friday, June 6, 2014 at his home. He was born March 8, 1918 in Pisgah, the son of the late Nathan and Matilda Kelly Lamb. Barden was a retired farmer and worked at both the Delight and Hope Feed Mills for many years. He loved to garden and...

Jeanie Leigh Hill

Jeanie Leigh Hill

May 27, 2014

Jeanie Leigh Hill, age 30, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. She was born on March 12, 1984, in Cartersville, GA, the daughter of James Weldon and Cathy Lynn Pace Cole. Jeanie is survived by her parents, her husband, Kevin Hill, one daughter, Kailyn Hill of the home,...

Roy Springer

Roy Springer

May 11, 2014

Roy Ralph Springer, Jr., age 54, of Donaldson, passed from this life on Sunday, May 11, 2014 at his home. He was born on November 25, 1959 in Red Oak, OK, the son of Roy Ralph and Wilma Lee Teel Springer. Roy was the water treatment operator at the Arkadelphia Water Department. He was preceded in death by his father....

Emma Jean Esqueda

Emma Jean Esqueda

May 11, 2014

Emma Jean Speaks Esqueda, age 87, of Bismarck, passed from this life on Sunday, May 11, 2014 at her home. She was born September 27, 1926, in Bismarck, the daughter of the late Harvey H. and Adell Allen Yarbrough. Emma was a homemaker and enjoyed crochet, gardening, sewing and cooking. She was a faithful member of First Baptist Church in...

Delaine Herbert Julseth

Delaine Herbert Julseth

Apr 27, 2014

Delaine Herbert Julseth, age 85, of Caddo Valley, passed from this life on Sunday, April 27, 2014 at his home. He was born in Deerfield Wisconsin on November 4, 1928 to the late George and Betsy Hoel Julseth. Delaine served in the United States Army, was a farmer and retired from Weyhauser.

He is survived by his...

Wanda Ruth Tolbert

Wanda Ruth Tolbert

Apr 23, 2014

Wanda Ruth Tolbert, age 84, of Bismarck, passed from this life on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at her home. She was born on February 21, 1930 in Point Cedar, the daughter of the late William Clarence and Bytha Bertha Bennett Keadle. Wanda worked as a cashier at Schultz Greenhouse and was a member of Philippi Church of Christ in...

Lila Thompson

Lila Thompson

Apr 22, 2014

Lila Sullenburger Thompson, age 89, of Arkadelphia passed away on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at Twin Rivers Health and Rehabilitation in Arkadelphia. She was born on May 14, 1924 in Gurdon, the daughter of the late Lance and Mildred Sullenburger. Lila graduated from Gurdon High School in 1941 and then enrolled in Henderson State Teachers College. Her education was interrupted...

Floy Dell Pierce

Floy Dell Pierce

Apr 18, 2014

Floy Dell (McCaskill) Pierce passed away peacefully at home on April 18, 2014.She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers, two sisters, her husband and two sons. She is survived by one sister, Merlene Young of Sparkman, AR, her six surviving children: Letizia and David Bowen of Hot Springs, AR, Jerry Canale and Zeng Wei Xiu of...

Diana Holt

Diana Holt

Apr 11, 2014

Diana Elizabeth Holt, age 72, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Friday, April 11, 2014 at Twin Rivers Health and Rehabilitation Center in Arkadelphia. She was born on September 1, 1941 in Haughton, LA, the daughter of the late Vernie Frank and Alice Elizabeth Portter McWilliams. Diana was a member of Third Street Baptist Church and enjoyed sewing...